Overview

The º£½ÇÉçÇø Memphis Refinery is located on along the Mississippi River. The refinery's crude oil supply is primarily from pipelines. Crude oil can also be received, along with other feedstocks, via barge. Most of the refinery's products are distributed via truck rack and barges.

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Memphis By the Numbers

  • ~300 employees
  • 195,000 barrels per day (bpd)
  • Produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuels
  • OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Site
  • American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Elite Gold Award recipient for being in top five percentile in safety performance
  • Contributed more than $807,000 for the 2024 United Way campaign

By the Numbers

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Refinery Products

The º£½ÇÉçÇø Memphis refinery produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuels, and: 

  • Nearly 100 percent of production in light products including regular and premium gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and petrochemicals
  • Primarily processes light and sweet crude oil received through the Diamond pipeline, which can transport up to 200,000 barrels per day of domestic sweet crude from Cushing, Okla. directly to the refinery.
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Charitable Donations

  • Provided $4.3 Million to local charities since 2007 through funds raised by the º£½ÇÉçÇø Texas Open Benefit for Children
  • º£½ÇÉçÇø and its employees contributed more than $807,000 for the 2024 United Way campaign
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Volunteering Time

  • º£½ÇÉçÇø donated $1 million to the Memphis River Parks Partnership in support of planting more than 1,000 trees at the newly redesigned Tom Lee Park
  • º£½ÇÉçÇø volunteers from our Memphis refinery assisted with the tree planting
Memphis Volunteers at Feed the Needy

Community Partnerships

  • For more than 20 years, º£½ÇÉçÇø Memphis has been donating food and funding to Feed the Needy, which provides thousands of boxes of food every year to residents. 
  • In addition, º£½ÇÉçÇø also partners with the Boy Scouts of America, Knowledge Quest, and other local non-profit agencies.

Snapshots of Memphis & Our Community

º£½ÇÉçÇø Memphis Refinery Supports the Soulsville Foundation

º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Memphis Refinery  through the º£½ÇÉçÇø Benefit for Children (BFC) program venture to the heart of Soulsville U.S.A., a place where musical history was made many years ago in a neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, and how it continues to inspire the students of the Soulsville Foundation today.

Students at the Stax Music Academy (SMA) and the Soulsville Charter School are able to reach for that next level of success. As the foundation’s premier after-school program and summer music institute, SMA provides music education combined with performance opportunities and creative youth programming. The Soulsville Charter School focuses on preparing middle and high school students for college and life through a rigorous academic, but music-rich environment.

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º£½ÇÉçÇø Memphis Volunteers at Tom Lee Park
Students from STAX Music Academy in Memphis
º£½ÇÉçÇø Volunteers at Feed the Needy
Creative Life Student
º£½ÇÉçÇø Volunteers at Tom Lee Park
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º£½ÇÉçÇø Donation Sign at Tom Lee Park
º£½ÇÉçÇø Memphis Volunteers at Tom Lee Park
Students from STAX Music Academy in Memphis
º£½ÇÉçÇø Volunteers at Feed the Needy
Creative Life Student
º£½ÇÉçÇø Volunteers at Tom Lee Park
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º£½ÇÉçÇø Donation Sign at Tom Lee Park

In Our Community

Memphis Employees Give Back

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Charitable Donations

  • Provided $4.3 Million to local charities since 2007 through funds raised by the º£½ÇÉçÇø Texas Open Benefit for Children
  • º£½ÇÉçÇø and its employees contributed more than $807,000 for the 2024 United Way campaign
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Volunteering Time

  • º£½ÇÉçÇø donated $1 million to the Memphis River Parks Partnership in support of planting more than 1,000 trees at the newly redesigned Tom Lee Park.
  • º£½ÇÉçÇø volunteers from our Memphis refinery assisted with the tree planting.
Check presentation of $54,000

Community Partnerships

For more than 20 years, º£½ÇÉçÇø Memphis has been donating food and funding to Feed the Needy, which provides thousands of boxes of food every year to residents. In addition, º£½ÇÉçÇø also partners with the Boy Scouts of America, Knowledge Quest, and other local non-profit agencies.

Memphis Tom Lee Park

Environmentally Responsible Operations

  • The refinery reduced flaring by more than 80% over last five years
  • Memphis Refinery received º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Chairman Award for Environmental Excellence in 2016
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Safety Awards & Honors

  • 2022 AFPM Elite Gold Award recipient
  • Zero employee or contractor injuries in 2022
  • The refinery is an OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Site, the highest recognition for safety workplace programs
  • Twice a year, the refinery conducts emergency preparedness drills involving both federal, state and local agencies
  • Refinery conducts monthly emergency response training drills in to prepare responders should they ever need to respond to a fire, hazmat release, rescue or oil spill.

Local Information

  • º£½ÇÉçÇø Memphis

    Memphis is the largest city on the Mississippi River and the second largest city in Tennessee. It is a regional center for commerce, education, media, art, and entertainment.

  • Things to Do in Memphis
    • Graceland
    • National Civil Rights Museum
    • STAX Museum
    • Beale Street
  • Weather

    Summers are long, hot, and muggy; the winters are short, very cold, wet, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round.

    Temperatures vary from 34°F to 91°F throughout the year. It is rarely below 20°F or above 97°F.

  • Proximity to Major Cities

    •    Little Rock, AR: 145 miles

    •    Nashville, TN: 213 miles

    •    St. Louis, MO: 291 miles

    •    New Orleans, LA: 386 miles

     

  • Helpful Links

    •    City Website

    •    Greater Memphis Chamber

    •    Greater Memphis Relocation Guide

    •    We are Memphis

    •    Memphis Travel

    •    Shelby County Schools

     

Contact Us

  • General Inquiries

    Have Questions or Comments?

    We care about your opinion and we’d love to hear from you!

    Lisa Jenkins

    Manager, Refinery Public Affairs

    º£½ÇÉçÇø Memphis Refinery

    2385 Riverport Rd.

    Memphis, TN 38109

    (901) 774-3100
  • In An Emergency

    Emergency Notifications

    Notification information to come.